Sunday, May 12, 2013
Washington Post: Kilgore: A Swing of Beauty
(www.washingtonpost.com)
posted 1 week ago by The Yankee Clapper to babe ruth, bryce harper, great baseball players, hitting, washington nationals
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Schu scanned through video and found film of Harper hitting. He arranged clips of Harper and Ruth side-by-side on the monitor and stopped at the moment each hitter’s bat connected with a pitch. In each still picture, he saw a stiff front leg, an uncoiling torso and a back foot lifting off the ground. “Wow,” he thought. “That’s identical.”
“They’ve got that exact same swing at contact point,” Schu said later.
The Kid may need to put on some weight.
RTFA. Lots of video & ...
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1. winnipegwhip posted on October 02, 2012 at 10:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 01991 Braves
24 Blow-Out (+5 runs) wins
48 one-run games (22 wins)
14 extra-inning games (13 wins)
1996 Yankees
25 Blow-Out wins
41 one-run games (25 wins)
10 extra-inning games (4 wins)
2012 Nationals
21 Blow-Out wins
48 one-run games (27 wins)
20 extra-inning games (13 wins)
The 2012 Nationals have relied a little bit more on winning close ballgames, but before we open up an owl to read its entrails, this suggests Boswell isn't being too fanciful.
We'll probably end up playing the Giants.
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